mapuche

[maˈput͡ʃe]

/[maˈput͡ʃe]/ adj

The verdict

“mapuche” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,409. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,409
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a una etnia nativa del sur de Sudamérica que ocupaba parte del actual territorio chileno en la época de la conquista, de organización tribal, avanzada agricultura e indust...

Corpus desk

Index ES-mapuche · mapuche · Spanish

mapuche · rank #8,409 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,409
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH logrando

Nearest frequency peer: logrando (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “mapuche”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “mapuche” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

mapuche vs marche
71% similar
mapuche vs mapuches
88% similar
mapuche vs mapache
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for mapuche
PropertyValue
Headwordmapuche
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[maˈput͡ʃe]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,409
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “mapuche”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).mapuchecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “logrando” (#8,408), “Mediano” (#8,410), “mercancía” (#8,411). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “mapuche” va en #8,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around mapuche (IPA [maˈput͡ʃe]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,409 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que pertenece o concierne a una etnia nativa del sur de Sudamérica que ocupaba parte del actual territorio chileno en la época de la conquista, de organización tribal, avanzada agricultura e indust...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for mapuche, with forms such as "ampuche", "mapcuhe", and "mappuche". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "marche", "mapuches", "mapache", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is mapuche, spelled M-A-P-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o concierne a una etnia nativa del sur de Sudamérica que ocupaba parte del actual territorio chileno en la época de la conquista, de organización tribal, avanzada agricultura e industria textil, y disposición belicosa que los llevó a resistir la ocupación inca y luego colonial durante siglos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how mapuche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Y en el transcurso de la discusión política decidimos que me fuera a vivir a la casa de un cacique mapuche, una cabaña enclavada al pie mismo de la selva.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ampuche
  • mapcuhe
  • mappuche
  • mapucche
  • mapuceh
  • mapuchhe
  • mapuhce
  • maupche
  • mmapuche
  • mpauche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mapuche - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ampuche2mapcuhe2mappuche1mapucche1mapuceh2mapuchhe1mapuhce2maupche2
Edit distance from "mapuche"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mapuche"?
"mapuche" is spelled M-A-P-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈput͡ʃe].
What does "mapuche" mean?
As an adjective, "mapuche" means: Que pertenece o concierne a una etnia nativa del sur de Sudamérica que ocupaba parte del actual territorio chileno en la época de la conquista, de organización tribal, avanzada agricultura e indust...
What words are commonly confused with "mapuche"?
"mapuche" is commonly confused with "marche", "mapuches", "mapache". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mapuche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mapuche" is [maˈput͡ʃe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mapuche" come from?
"mapuche" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mapuche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list